Every week, our arts & entertainment desk asks a staffer to tell us what they're listening to.
"Here’s a collection of songs made popular by TikTok that I think are well worth the listen. Plus, listening to this playlist will help you learn more than just the couple of lyrics that you’ve heard a million times on loop."
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"So don’t ever ask me what my all-time favorite anything is, unless you have enough time for me to go through each of my playlists."
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"These are the songs that are played as I make my way through whatever this crazy life is. These are the songs that are played as I try to make it through my first year of college. These are also the songs that were played as my dad and I drove through Texas for thirteen hours in one day and the only thing that kept us alive was praline pecans."
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"Change has always been difficult for me, and my twenty-first birthday is another reminder of how much my life has changed, just since coming to UNC. I’m using this time (and these songs) to become more comfortable with change."
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Cycling is how I ground myself in a place, regardless of whether it is the city where I grew up or where I spent the summer.
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"While I’ve managed to clear out my apartment and make space for my family’s judgment, these songs serve as a reminder of some of the music I tend to put away while I’m around them."
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"In some ways, I’m often less sick for home, the place, and more so for home, the feeling. But you can’t always recreate something so specific and intangible. You can drive back to your childhood house, but you can’t drive back to your childhood, when you were a kid and everything seemed so simple. So, instead of filling up my gas tank whenever I wish I could be 'home,' I put on my sad girl homesick playlist. "
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"It’s why I decided that maybe pursuing a career in visual communication might be worth the risk. And it makes feel like I could be behind a camera, chasing that feeling for the rest of my life."
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"What brings me the most comfort amid the fast pace of life is music. I have always heavily associated songs with specific moments and people in my life, and when I listen to them again I am reminded that no matter how much time has passed, I will still carry those memories with me."
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"The combination of listening to music I deeply enjoy and acknowledging that embracing change will make me a stronger person is sure to make my "cuppa tea" seem far more than half full."
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Truthfully, many popular artists have “hidden” gems in their discography that the casual fan likely knows, but only their most dedicated listeners can tell you what their best songs actually are. Today, I’ve compiled a few dark horse songs from some popular artists that I think deserve some shine.
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"The next time you see me strolling down Franklin Street, Bolin Creek Trail or anywhere else my heart desires, feel free to tap my shoulder and place a bet on what genre of music I’m listening to. My guess is that you’ll have an equal chance of predicting a coin flip."
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"One way I've been able to open the door to these intimate conversations is by sharing music. I send my friends songs that make me think of them or that I think they’ll enjoy."
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I can’t think of anything else I’d rather have when listening to a song. Nothing else can pick me up and get me moving so quickly. Nothing else could keep me moving for so long. Nothing else could keep me wanting more once they inevitably fade away.
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"I want more ditties about demons, more melodies about monsters, more vamps about vampires and more beats about beasts."
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